The Lipscomb women’s golf team opened the 2012 fall campaign this week in the 17th annual Chris Banister Gamecock Golf Classic at the Silver Lakes Golf Course in Glencoe, Ala.

The Lady Bisons landed at a combined score of 993 (338, 319, 336) after three rounds of play for a ninth-place finish. Junior, Savanna Schubert, led the Lady Bisons with scores of 81, 77, and 87, totaling 245 and tied for 30th.

Fellow junior, Mackenzy Carter, at 39th place with a 248, followed Schubert closely. Also in play were Miriam Parker finishing with a 253, Sami Khan at 255, Morgan Bucher with a 256 and Sabrina Ferreri at 278.

Texas State University went away with the tournament title at a combined 879.

Silver Lakes Golf Course is a 72-par course covering 5,943 yards. The Lady Bisons hit the course again on Sept. 24-25 in the SIUE Intercollegiate in Edwardsville, Ill.